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Taxonomy of Cnidaria

Class Hydrazoa. Class Scyphozoa. Class Cubozoa. Class Anthozoa. Examples Include:. Examples Include:. Examples Include:. Subclass Hexacorallia. Taxonomy of Cnidaria. Subclass Ceriantipathariae. Subclass Octocorallia. Class Hydrazoa 3700 Species. Class Scyphozoa.

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Taxonomy of Cnidaria

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  1. Class Hydrazoa Class Scyphozoa Class Cubozoa Class Anthozoa Examples Include: Examples Include: Examples Include: Subclass Hexacorallia Taxonomy of Cnidaria Subclass Ceriantipathariae Subclass Octocorallia

  2. Class Hydrazoa 3700 Species Class Scyphozoa Class Cubozoa Class Anthozoa Examples Include: Hydra Obelia Physalia Tubularia Examples Include: Aurelia Cassiopeia Rhizostoma Examples Include: Tripedalia Carybdea Chironex Chiropsalmus Subclass Hexacorallia Sea Anemones Hard Corals Taxonomy of Cnidaria Subclass Ceriantipathariae Tube Anemones Black Corals Thorny Corals Subclass Octocorallia Soft & Horny Corals (Has 8 pinnate tentacles)

  3. Class Hydrazoa • Example - Hydra

  4. Class Hydrazoa • Example - Obelia Polyps in vegetative and reproductive stages.

  5. Class Hydrazoa • Example - Physalia Portuguese man-of-war

  6. Class Hydrazoa • Example - Obelia Obelia – Medusa stage

  7. Class Hydrazoa • Example - Tubularia Sometimes be called "pink-mouthed" or "pink-hearted" hydroids

  8. Class Scyphozoa • Example - Aurelia

  9. Class Scyphozoa • Example - Cassiopeia “Fried-egg” jellyfish

  10. Class Scyphozoa • Example - Rhizostoma

  11. Class Cubozoa • Example - Tripedalia Tripedaliacystophora

  12. Class Cubozoa • Example - Carybdea Guam – Great Barrier Reef / Australia

  13. Class Cubozoa • Example - Chironex

  14. Class Cubozoa • Example - Chiropsalmus Courtship behavior of the box jellyfish

  15. Class Anthozoa – Subclass Hexacorallia • Example– Sea Anemones Hard Corals

  16. Class AnthozoaSubclass - Ceriantipathariae • Example– Tube Anemones

  17. Class AnthozoaSubclass - Ceriantipathariae • Example– Black Corals

  18. Class AnthozoaSubclass - Ceriantipathariae • Example– Thorny Corals

  19. Class AnthozoaSubclass - Octocorallia • Example– Soft & Horny Corals - has 8 pinnate tentacles

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